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University of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig

Obesity can lead to a number of serious or life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. When adipose tissue cannot store any more fat, then the excess fats can go to other organs, poisoning them. This is called ‘lipotoxi...

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University of St Andrews | Dr Alan Stewart

Dr Alan Stewart is studying the processes involved in blood clotting and identifying what happens when this process goes awry. People with diabetes or cancer, or those who are obese, have higher blood fat levels, and are at greater risk ...

Find out if porridge is good for weight loss, cholesterol and diabetes, with answers from British Heart Foundation Senior Dietician Tracy Parker

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University of Aberdeen | Dr Nimesh Mody

Dr Nimesh Mody and his colleagues at the University of Aberdeen are designing a new drug that blocks the production of a fatty molecule called ceramide, which could be used to treat a range of diseases. Obesity, heart and circulatory dis...

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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

Professor Kim Dora at the University of Oxford aims to better understand how small arteries in the heart respond to stress and how this response changes in coronary heart disease. Small arteries in the heart dilate and contract to keep up w...

What are normal blood sugar levels? 4 to 5.4 mmol/L when fasting and up to 7.8 mmol/L 2 hours after eating. Find out more from BHF Professor Mark Kearney.

BHF Scotland's NCD (Non-Communicable Diseases including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and lung disease) Prevention Statement. NCD's are responsible for almost 34,000 deaths every year in Scotland - more than half of all deaths.

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University of Dundee | Dr Graham Rena

Inflammation is an important way of our bodies protecting us from infection and ill health. But, when inflammation is sustained and badly controlled, it can damage the cells in our heart and blood vessels and be responsible for the developm...

Professor Emanueli is announced as the latest BHF Chair and her work is summarised.

Professor Sven Plein, based at the University of Leeds, has been named BHF Professor of Cardiovascular Imaging.